Example sentences of "[noun] moved [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The play moved over to the other side of the field and they stopped their conversation for a moment to follow it . |
| 2 | Davidson moved out of the house a week ago and they decided to separate last weekend . |
| 3 | After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again . |
| 4 | But , as the striker moved in for the kill , the defender retrieved the situation with a splendid recovery tackle . |
| 5 | When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter . |
| 6 | Hull moved out of the Second Division relegation zone for the first time since mid-September with a 2-1 win over Plymouth last night — their fourth win in their last six games and their third successive victory under the new manager Stan Ternant . |
| 7 | New York Giants moved back into the play-off picture by beating Washington Redskins 24–7 . |
| 8 | When English merchants moved out into the world beyond Europe , it was natural enough that the Spice Islands became their ultimate objective . |
| 9 | Ultimately Childebert and Guntram patched up their quarrel , and Chilperic moved on to the defensive , only to be murdered at Chelles in 584 . |
| 10 | Gazza moved out to the villa in July to acclimatise before the football season kicked off . |
| 11 | The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night . |
| 12 | Millie moved back to the window now . |
| 13 | Bernice moved over to the creatures . |
| 14 | She slowly forced the wheel to the left and the car moved on to the hard shoulder and stopped . |
| 15 | The car moved off into the darkness and the rain . |
| 16 | Richard moved about in the bathroom ; the light hurt my eyes so I turned on my stomach and hid my face in the pillow . |
| 17 | Quickly , Marie moved over to the entrance . |
| 18 | This passage reveals concern for the points of the compass when clipping was in progress as the shepherd moved around under the tree to avoid the rays of the sun . |
| 19 | Manville moved out through the exit , summoning a Yellow Cab from the nearby rank . |
| 20 | Her glance moved over to the phone — should she ring Ven about her car ? |
| 21 | Lissa pressed her fingertips to the window-pane , as though in some way that would keep him near to her , but the ambulance moved off along the road and the fragile connection was severed . |
| 22 | The Hudson 's Bay Company went on trading at its posts on the shore of the Bay , and did rather well for its shareholders , but French fur traders moved out beyond the Great Lakes and by the 1740s La Verendrye had led them to places well west of the Bay . |
| 23 | He was rearranging his hair in the rear-view mirror as the monster moved out into the traffic , scattering small boys who 'd gathered at the front of the car to try and open the bonnet , for God 's sake , and examine the engine . |
| 24 | Military chaplains moved in with the troops , and news of the Christian community came to us through them . |
| 25 | ’ For five minutes the two engineers moved around in the steam and smoke , and looked at the big engines . |
| 26 | Reynolds moved out of the way into an alcove . |
| 27 | But as the fear of invasion receded and the public outrage at the scandals of the Arandora Star and the Dunera made itself known , refugees moved up in the War Office estimation . |
| 28 | 7 What fraction of a revolution has hand B moved through in the following diagrams ? |
| 29 | As the cab of the engine moved on to the bridge the engine fell through , the cab falling first , on to the car that was passing underneath . |
| 30 | The Zeppelin moved up towards the Castle , dropping large numbers of bombs but many fell short of the Castle . |